Clutch mechanism.



PATEN'IED MAY 26, 1903.

0. MILLER.

' CLUTCH MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1902.

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1n: Noam: ra -Ens co p UNITED TATES Patented May 26, 1903.

OSCAR MILLER, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

CLUTCH MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 728,954, dated May 26, 1903.

Application filed February 24, 1902. Serial No. 95,440. (No modelfi To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of lVoodbury and State of Iowa, (whose post-office address is Sioux City, Iowa,) have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clutch Mechanism; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in clutch mechanism; and the object of my invention is to furnish a means of power for Y the operation of any kind of machinery and place the machine easily under the control of the operator. These objects I attain in the device herein described, in which- Figure 1 is a detail view of my invention in front elevation. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section of friction-wheels belonging to myinvention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective View of lever used in the operation of the machine.

Referring now to the illustrations, in which like parts are designated by similar letters of reference, A A represent the frame or upright part of the machine, and B the platform on which the frame rests.

E is a platform on which materials and tools may be placed.

L MA combined pulley and friction-wheel K,

secured to the right end of the shaft L, ex-

tends horizontally across the lower part of the machine and operates in suitable bearings in the framework. A short shaft L, op-

erating in the same axial line, has secured to the left end thereof a friction-wheel K and at the opposite end a pulley M, to which the power for the operation of the machine is applied. The shaft L revolves in suitable bearings in the frame A. The shaft Lis adapted to slide inits bearings sufficiently to throw illwheel K in or out of contact with its companion wheel K. At the opposite end of the shaft L is secured a lever 0, pivotally secured at the lower end to the platform 13. The central part of the lever O is enlarged and hollow and incloses a bearing P, in which the shaft L is adapted to turn. The hollow portion 0 of the lever is pivotally secured to said bearing by means of the screws p 19, which pass through the surface of the lever and enter the bearing sufficiently to secure the two together and at the same time permit a limited pivotal movement of the lever, as shown by the dotted lines, to preventbinding of the lever upon the hearing. A collar R is secured to the shaft L inside of the bearing P, and a spring S is coiled aroundthe shaft and extends between the collar and the adjacent bearing for the shaft. The spring forces the shaft L toward the left when the machine is not in operation and prevents the contact of the two friction-Wheels. A cable or cord T, secured to the upper end of the lever 0, passes over a pulley 25, secured in the platform E, and is attached to a rod U, the lower end of which is attached to a treadle V. When it is desired to impart motion to the machine, the operator presses with the foot upon the treadle, which pulls the lever O to the right, thus forcing the shaft L in the same direction and throwing the frictionwheels into contact, as shown by the dotted lines. The motion of the friction-wheels is imparted to the machinery desired to be operated by means of the belt J.

The shaft L has attached thereto a treadwheel W, provided with the rounds X X X, by which the machine may be operated if it is desired to dispense with the motive power.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

A pulley to which power for its operation is applied, a shaft to which said pulley is secured, a friction-wheel secured to said shaft and revolving therewith, a wheel adapted to be thrown into contact with said frictionwheel and rotated by means of said contact, a shaft to which said last wheel is secured adapted to slide in its bearings, in combination with a lever pivotally secured at one end to the frame, said lever being hollow near the central part thereof, a bearing inclosed in said hollow part in which the operating-shaft of the machine is adapted to turn, screws pivotally securing said lever to said bearing, a

collar secured to said shaft inside of said bearing, a spring secured between said collar and an adjacent bearing for the operating-shaft, and a treadle for the operation of said lever and means for freely connecting said treadle with the opposite end of said lever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR MILLER.

Witnesses:

VVM. MILLER, R. G. HENDERSON. 

